Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-04
Telegrams to The Star.
SHOCKING RAILROAD DISASTER.
4 B. { 0. EIprcT Wrecked and Burned.
Nineteen Bodies So Far Recovered.
TEN SMUGGLERS KILLED IN MEXICO
LIBERALS GLAD TO UNLOAD GOScHeN.
Chicago Knights Find they Wronged Mr. Powdsrly.
A B. { 0. Express Wrecked and Burned
Nineteen Bodies So Far Recovered.
TEN sMUGaLERs KILLED IN MEXICO
LIBERALS GLAD TO UNLOAD GoScHeN.
Chicago Knights Find they wronged M. Powdsrly.
MEETING LIKE CANNON BALLS.

II coLLIDEs WITH FREIGHT NEAR TTFFN WHILE
RUSHING ALONG SIXTY MILES An HouR--A FRIGHT
FuL sNAsH-UP FOLLOWS, THE WRECK TAXING
FIRE-NINETEEN CHARRED coRPsEs RECOVERED.
TIFFIN, O., Jan. 4-The fast train on the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad at early hour this MORN
Ing colided with an east-bound freight train near
this city, wrecking both trains. Nineteen bodies
nave been taken from the wreck; more are In
Jured Three coaches were destroyed. Physi-
clans have gone TO the scene from here. The
weather is very cold; thermometer is about two
degrees below zero.
DETAILS OF THE AWFUL DISASTER.
The fast train on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
which left Baltimore about O'Clock yesterday for
chicago with five coaches and four sleepers, all
Wen hlied with passengers, collided with an
eaStern-oOund freight seven miles east OF this city,
ABOUT O'Clock this morning. The fast train was
about hfty minutes late, and was running
AT THE RATE OF SIXTY MILES AN HOUR,
passing Republic. small station. like q flash. n
rushed along to the curve one mile west OF that
town, when suddenly the engineer saw the freight
train, under full headway, within one hundred
reversed his engine, but It did no good, and the
next instant the crash came, telescoping the
coaches and piling them upon each other.
FIRE BREAKS OFT IN THE WRECK.
To add CONSERVATION to the horrible scene fire
broke out in the smoking car and soon spread TO
the other cars: Many were killed outright, while
others, wedged in among the broken cars were
slowly consumed by the flames. The screams OF
the wounded and dying We're heartrending but no
assistance could be given until farmer, awakened
by the crash. came, and with other neighbors.
worked like heroes to save the perishing.
NINETEEN cHARRED BODIES RECOVERED
At this writing nineteen dead bodies have been
the snow beside the track Help was sent from
Republic and this city soon as the news was re-
ceiyed. 1t is fearful sight and recalls the Ashta-
to give names OF the killed or wounded at this
time. The cause OF the disaster is as Yet uI-
known.
PASSENGERS FROM WASHINGTON on THE TRAIN.
CHICAGO. Jan. "A Duly Neus special from
Washington, ID. c.. says: Inquiry at all OF the
hotels and Baltimore and OHIO ticket offices and
att at the office OF she Transfer company and omnl-
car tickets on the wrecked Baltimore
and Ohio train were sold to only four persons-C.
son, who came TO attend the Logan funeral. A
telegram has been received from Mrs Fish, how
ever, stating that they are not injured.
A Passengers Story.
TOLEDO OHIO, Jan. 4.-Mr. Charles p. Towle and
wife, OF Detroit, who were in the wrecked Balti-
more and Ohio train this morning, passed through
here at noon. Mr.. Towle gives this account OF tie
disaster: The train was the Baltimore and Ohio
limited express No. 5 which left Washington city
was awakened by being
THROWN VIOLENTLY FROM THE BERTH.
The train consisted or the engine. baggage car.
with an east bound freight, which had got stalled
a mile west OF Republic and eight miles east of
Tfffin. The Two engines Were utterly wrecked.
The coach telescoped into the baggage car SO COM
pletely that the two cars were completely crushed
into the space OF one. The two sleepers did not
leave the track. The
TELHscoPED CARS CAUGHT FIRE
from the stove, and the mangied and crushed pas
sengers, imprisoned in the shattered wreck shiy-
ered in agony as the flames proceeded with the
the freight leaped and saved themselves before
the collision. The engineer OF the express,
named Eastman, had leg broken and
a1nn aSt.e<I
the shoulder. His fireman was caught between
the engine and tender, and died in few minutes.
The uninjured passengers and the residents
wounded passengers in theburning cars. re-
scuing all who could be reached Up to the
time Mr.. Towle lett, which was at O'Clock, eight
dead bodies had been rescued from the wreck
The baggageman OF the express was taken out
through the rOofOf his car, escaping with broken
side him, was killed instantly. No one in the
sleepers was injured in the least.
GEN. LoGAE's SISTER UNINJURED
Among the passengers in the sleeper were Mrs.
Fish, of Joliet H., sister OF Gen. Logan, and her
son. Charles, neither or whom was injured. The
shock was SO terrific that the farmers i'm the
neighborhood took IL to be an earthquake and
fusion OF the wreck a hot dispute arose among the
trainmen as to the responsibility the disaster
1t appeared that the freight train was running on
the time OF the express.
AN KNGINEKRs NUKDERoUs cARELEssNEss.
The engineer was heard to remark that he had
LEFT the last siding with only thirty pounds OF
steam and OF the grade east OF Tffin his engine
awent back on him" and the train stalled. No
danger signals We're sent out ahead, and the ex-
press, running at full speed down-grade and
around a curve, had no warning OF impending
danger until an instant before the collision.
EXPRESS MEssERGER PRICE KILLED.
CHICAGO, Jan. A dispatch was received at the
local Offices OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
company In this city. which said that the express
messenger, A. Scott Price, OF Wheeling, w. Va,
was killed, and that two telegraph nnemen lost
hot MA in pis fnr
HaSkett, and the passengers were expected to ar
rive here about noon.
What the Railroad Officials Say.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 4.-Thc officials OF the Balti-
and Ohio railroad state that the collision
CURED at = O'Clock this morning between the pas
senger train which left Baltimore at O'Clock yes
teroay morning and a freight train coming east.
The engineers and hremen OF both trains and the
express agent on the passenger train were killed,
and a number OF passengers in the forward Car
were injured. The COLLISION occurred at Republic,
q village q few miles from Tifin, Ohio. The head
quarters OF that division is at Newark, Ohio. The
accident is attributed by the officials here mis-